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New York Times editorial board begs Justice Kennedy not to retire
The Washington Times ^ | April 29, 2018 | Valerie Richardson

Posted on 04/29/2018 1:27:11 PM PDT by jazusamo

The New York Times never discouraged U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy from retiring during the Obama administration, but the newspaper’s editorial board is now literally begging him to stick around.

Headlined “Please Stay, Justice Kennedy,” the open letter in Saturday’s edition implored him to remain on the high court amid rumors of his retirement, saying “[y]our departure right now from the Supreme Court would have dire consequences for the country.”

Why? If Mr. Kennedy leaves, his seat would be filled by President Trump, which would mean “the court will have a locked-in right-wing majority for the rest of most of our lifetimes. They [Republicans] won’t even have to steal a seat to do it.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: New York
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To: FLT-bird
We'll never know if RBG passes on...


41 posted on 04/29/2018 4:28:34 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: goldstategop
Only Republicans steal SCOTUS seats

Actually, the NYT gets a half a point. Republicans did indeed put the kabash on the nomination process when Scalia passed. However, it was the democrats that didn't push hard enough, because they thought Hillary was going to win. They wanted to reward her with letting the first women president pick the next SCJ. Sucks for them.

42 posted on 04/29/2018 5:02:28 PM PDT by Go Gordon
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To: goldstategop
Only Republicans steal SCOTUS seats

Actually, the NYT gets a half a point. Republicans did indeed put the kabash on the nomination process when Scalia passed. However, it was the democrats that didn't push hard enough, because they thought Hillary was going to win. They wanted to reward her with letting the first women president pick the next SCJ. Sucks for them.

43 posted on 04/29/2018 5:04:29 PM PDT by Go Gordon
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To: a fool in paradise
What’d they think about Scalia dying?

Well, you can't make an omelet....

44 posted on 04/29/2018 5:14:41 PM PDT by 17th Miss Regt
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To: jazusamo

If Kennedy retires and President Trump is able to place an originalist and textualist justice on the Supreme Court, the court will have an originalist and textualist majority for the first time in 70 years. For 70 years the court has been putting out decisions mostly to move the country toward the Progressive, leftist, agenda.

It is far past time they started enforcing the Constitution, instead of altering it.


45 posted on 04/29/2018 5:49:47 PM PDT by marktwain (President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
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To: marktwain

Amen to that! What a change for the better for the country it would/will be.


46 posted on 04/29/2018 5:54:29 PM PDT by jazusamo (Have YOU Donated to Keep Free Republic Up and Running?)
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To: jazusamo
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47 posted on 04/29/2018 6:14:35 PM PDT by gaijin
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To: Brilliant
I doubt the Senate would be able to confirm a replacement named by Trump anyway.
I’m not sure how many Republicans would be willing to be seen opposing another Justice Gorsuch. Even several Democrats who face a reelection campaign this year, in States Trump won decisively, might flinch in the face of that decision.

48 posted on 04/29/2018 7:03:40 PM PDT by conservatism_IS_compassion (Presses can be 'associated,' or presses can be independent. Demand independent presses.)
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To: morphing libertarian

“are they also begging sotomayor, breyer and RBG not to die?”

Or maybe they have some G2 on one of them having one foot on a banana peel and the other in a cemetery plot? My “dream” SCOTUS is one where the Fat Yenta is the only Liberal left. An 8 to 1 court and all those years left to just sit there!


49 posted on 04/29/2018 9:35:23 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: DoughtyOne

Right you are! The Wise Latrina has serious Type 1 Diabetes and she has had some episodes.


50 posted on 04/29/2018 9:37:16 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: conservatism_IS_compassion

“I’m not sure how many Republicans would be willing to be seen opposing another Justice Gorsuch. Even several Democrats who face a reelection campaign this year, in States Trump won decisively, might flinch in the face of that decision.”

That’s why we need one ( or more ) of them to go one way or the other, this year.


51 posted on 04/29/2018 9:41:35 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: vette6387

Yes, not good at all.

I’m so glad I’ve missed that wonderful part of life so far.


52 posted on 04/29/2018 10:20:07 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48.794% > open 11/07/16 215.71 from 50% increase 1.2183 yrs..)
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To: Electric Graffiti
I know you're trying to be funny, but leftist actually do that kind of stuff.

They carried Lenin's waxy looking corpse through the streets for years. They also get dead people to vote and collect benefits.

I totally expect them to try to reanimate Ruthy.

53 posted on 04/30/2018 8:57:44 AM PDT by AAABEST
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